Greater New Orleans

No deal for Cox and Charter

Charter Communications has rejected the latest deal offered by Cox Sports Television which would have allowed CST to be carried on Charter. As a result, an estimated 149,000 Northshore cable subscribers will be denied the opportunity to view the New Orleans Hornets games, along with other Cox offerings including the New Orleans VooDoo, the New Orleans Zephyrs, LSU sports, UNO sports, Southern University sports, and Prep Sports.

Rod Mickler, Regional Vice President of Cox Sports Television, says that Charter Communications rejected the latest deal by the imposed midnight deadline of February 19. Mickler says that the latest Cox proposal included reverting back to the 2007 deal offered to Charter plus ten percent while placing Cox Sports Television on the extended basis cable system of Charter. The deal was a one-year offer and was the fifth offer made by Cox to Charter in the past year, according to Mickler. As a result, Mickler says Cox Sports Television will now pursue Dish Network and Direct TV to get the Hornets and the other sports entities they carry more exposure.